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Post by Soulreaper on May 23, 2014 1:11:03 GMT -5
My patience has been spent with emotiva regarding and tube preamps (even a hint of a timeline for release would have been good enough) and I'm gonna buy a Jolida JD5T in June. I would have prefered to buy a used Cary or Rogue preamp but my money had to go towards other things and I have not seen any of these brands in my price range (used). Newtube has the jolida pre for the cheapest price but I do see a used one on eBay right now which is very tempting.
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Post by milsap195 on May 23, 2014 6:42:04 GMT -5
Fire on it!!! That should be a great pre amp!
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Post by brubacca on May 23, 2014 7:09:06 GMT -5
I just checked out their website since reading your post. They have had a major update to the design and products shown.
They have a Pre w/DAC & Bluetooth now! Don't know price, but it is probably expensive.
Rogue stuff never comes up on eBay...
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Post by audiocr381ve on May 26, 2014 22:02:05 GMT -5
Just picked up a Rogue Perseus (non magnum) and it will be the last preamp I ever buy. I found it on Craigslist of all places and the seller was the original owner. It's a really special piece if you can find a great deal on one.
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Post by Soulreaper on May 27, 2014 19:29:16 GMT -5
Just ordered it from newtube.com for $465.
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Post by brubacca on May 27, 2014 19:50:20 GMT -5
Can't wait to hear how you like it.
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Post by ocezam on May 28, 2014 7:30:39 GMT -5
Rogue stuff never comes up on eBay... Sure it does. Be vigilant. Rogue is also plentiful on Audiogon. |
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Post by ocezam on May 28, 2014 7:31:55 GMT -5
Just ordered it from newtube.com for $465. Congrats! I really love my Jolida power amps. Please post a review in the new gear section when able. |
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Post by Soulreaper on Jun 3, 2014 20:53:59 GMT -5
It just shipped out from Jolida today. Of course the day it gets delivered emotiva will annouce the official release of their tube products.
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Post by lhracing on Jun 3, 2014 22:06:35 GMT -5
I have a Jolida power amp in my 2 channel system and it sounds very nice. I have a XPA-200 for the same system but most of the time my amp of choice is the Jolida.
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Post by brubacca on Jun 4, 2014 15:27:42 GMT -5
Got it yet? Jolida is in Maryland I believe.
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Post by bootman on Jun 4, 2014 15:42:56 GMT -5
It just shipped out from Jolida today. Of course the day it gets delivered emotiva will annouce the official release of their tube products. So what if they do. Enjoy the preamp you are getting now. Don't feel bad that Emotiva didn't get your money this round. I think they will live.  |
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Post by Soulreaper on Jun 4, 2014 19:40:17 GMT -5
The good thing about the Jolida pre is that it uses the same preamp tubes as my Peavey guitar amp. This way I can tube roll between them.
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Post by Soulreaper on Jun 11, 2014 22:11:15 GMT -5
Got it yesterday and hooked it up. Only problem is a ground loop issue which is causing transformer hum even when it's not powered on. Any advice?
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Post by ocezam on Jun 12, 2014 7:30:03 GMT -5
Just ordered it from newtube.com for $465. Which model did you get? |
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Post by brubacca on Jun 12, 2014 8:33:48 GMT -5
Suggestions:
1- Cheater plug to go from 3 prong to two
2- run ground wite from one of the screws on the chassis to the ground on your outlet.
3- disconnect everything except power and see if it is still there
4- make sure everything is plugged into the same outlet
Good luck
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Post by Soulreaper on Jun 12, 2014 21:15:41 GMT -5
I got the JD5T preamp. It along with all my components are plugged into my Panamx power conditioner.
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Post by emovac on Jun 13, 2014 2:11:00 GMT -5
www.upscaleaudio.com/12AX7/Good source for 12AX7 tubes. Has tubes for almost anything. Have dealt with them on a couple of pieces in the past. Tubes are checked and emission strength listed on the packaging.
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Post by Soulreaper on Jun 13, 2014 23:17:07 GMT -5
Tried the cheater plug and that worked. I plugged it directly into the ac outlet and that didn't do anything. My guess is that the ground wire for this outlet is not wired correctly.
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Post by brubacca on Jun 14, 2014 6:22:37 GMT -5
Glad you were able to resolve. How does it sound?
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